diff --git a/framework/build.gradle b/framework/build.gradle
index 412da3dec..c6e643fb5 100644
--- a/framework/build.gradle
+++ b/framework/build.gradle
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 // tasks.withType(GroovyCompile) { options.compilerArgs << "-Xlint:unchecked" }
 // tasks.withType(GroovyCompile) { options.compilerArgs << "-Xlint:deprecation" }
 
-version = '2.0.0-rc1'
+version = '2.0.0-SNAPSHOT'
 
 apply plugin: 'groovy'
 apply plugin: 'war'
diff --git a/framework/src/main/groovy/org/moqui/impl/screen/ScreenForm.groovy b/framework/src/main/groovy/org/moqui/impl/screen/ScreenForm.groovy
index ca72f7c64..2859199bc 100644
--- a/framework/src/main/groovy/org/moqui/impl/screen/ScreenForm.groovy
+++ b/framework/src/main/groovy/org/moqui/impl/screen/ScreenForm.groovy
@@ -958,7 +958,7 @@ class ScreenForm {
                     }
                 }
             } else if ("option".equals(childNode.name)) {
-                String key = ec.resource.expand(childNode.attribute('key'), null)
+                String key = ec.resource.expandNoL10n(childNode.attribute('key'), null)
                 String text = ec.resource.expand(childNode.attribute('text'), null)
                 options.put(key, text ?: key)
             }
@@ -978,7 +978,7 @@ class ScreenForm {
             String key = null
             String keyAttr = childNode.attribute('key')
             if (keyAttr != null && keyAttr.length() > 0) {
-                key = ec.resource.expand(keyAttr, null)
+                key = ec.resource.expandNoL10n(keyAttr, null)
                 // we just did a string expand, if it evaluates to a literal "null" then there was no value
                 if (key == "null") key = null
             } else if (listOptionEvb != null) {
diff --git a/framework/src/main/groovy/org/moqui/impl/screen/ScreenRenderImpl.groovy b/framework/src/main/groovy/org/moqui/impl/screen/ScreenRenderImpl.groovy
index d0d1566be..0d44b31d4 100644
--- a/framework/src/main/groovy/org/moqui/impl/screen/ScreenRenderImpl.groovy
+++ b/framework/src/main/groovy/org/moqui/impl/screen/ScreenRenderImpl.groovy
@@ -1184,10 +1184,8 @@ class ScreenRenderImpl implements ScreenRender {
         // NOTE: defaultValue is handled below so that for a plain string it is not run through expand
         Object obj = getFieldValue(fieldNodeWrapper, "")
         if (ObjectUtilities.isEmpty(obj) && defaultValue != null && defaultValue.length() > 0)
-            return ec.resourceFacade.expand(defaultValue, "")
+            return ec.resourceFacade.expandNoL10n(defaultValue, "")
         return ObjectUtilities.toPlainString(obj)
-        // NOTE: this approach causes problems with currency fields, but kills the string expand for default-value... a better approach?
-        //return obj ? obj.toString() : (defaultValue ? ec.getResource().expand(defaultValue, null) : "")
     }
 
     Object getFieldValue(MNode fieldNode, String defaultValue) {
diff --git a/moqui-util/build.gradle b/moqui-util/build.gradle
index d7d17e844..112e52529 100644
--- a/moqui-util/build.gradle
+++ b/moqui-util/build.gradle
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 // tasks.withType(JavaCompile) { options.compilerArgs << "-Xlint:unchecked" }
 
-version = '1.0.0-rc1'
+version = '1.0.0-SNAPSHOT'
 
 apply plugin: 'java'
 // to run gradle-versions-plugin use "gradle dependencyUpdates"
diff --git a/moqui-util/src/main/java/org/moqui/util/MNode.java b/moqui-util/src/main/java/org/moqui/util/MNode.java
index af192eb52..98b670b77 100644
--- a/moqui-util/src/main/java/org/moqui/util/MNode.java
+++ b/moqui-util/src/main/java/org/moqui/util/MNode.java
@@ -763,7 +763,7 @@ public void endElement(String ns, String localName, String qName) {
     private static final FtlNodeListWrapper emptyNodeListWrapper = new FtlNodeListWrapper(new ArrayList<>(), null);
     private FtlNodeListWrapper allChildren = null;
     private ConcurrentHashMap<String, TemplateModel> attrAndChildrenByName = null;
-    private Set<String> knownNullAttributes = null;
+    private ConcurrentHashMap<String, Boolean> knownNullAttributes = null;
 
     public Object getAdaptedObject(Class aClass) { return this; }
 
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ public void endElement(String ns, String localName, String qName) {
             TemplateModel attrOrChildWrapper = attrAndChildrenByName.get(s);
             if (attrOrChildWrapper != null) return attrOrChildWrapper;
         }
-        if (knownNullAttributes != null && knownNullAttributes.contains(s)) return null;
+        if (knownNullAttributes != null && knownNullAttributes.containsKey(s)) return null;
 
         // at this point we got a null value but attributes and child nodes were pre-loaded so return null or empty list
         if (s.startsWith("@")) {
@@ -790,8 +790,8 @@ public void endElement(String ns, String localName, String qName) {
                 String attrName = s.substring(1, s.length());
                 String attrValue = attributeMap.get(attrName);
                 if (attrValue == null) {
-                    if (knownNullAttributes == null) knownNullAttributes = new HashSet<>();
-                    knownNullAttributes.add(s);
+                    if (knownNullAttributes == null) knownNullAttributes = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
+                    knownNullAttributes.put(s, Boolean.TRUE);
                     return null;
                 } else {
                     FtlAttributeWrapper attrWrapper = new FtlAttributeWrapper(attrName, attrValue, this);